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Amazon Web Services

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You will certainly land on your feet - Security and Compliance Specialist Amazon Web Services Employee Review

5.0
Jan 26, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compared to most corporates I have worked for, AWS have ripped up the rule book for roles. As an individual contributor you have a choice to do lots of tasks that would normally be the domain of managers or marketing. For example, interviewing new hires and speaking at major events are there if you want them. I feel sorry for graduates who start their career here when they eventually move they will realise just how much AWS raises the bar in terms of opportunity and fun. For old dogs like me its a great place to winter out the tail end of a career.

Cons

The bar for internal promotion is higher than the bar for entry for a given level. Attention fatigue and decision paralysis because there are so many opportunities to choose from you can get side tracked. Usual difficulties balancing strategic, high value work from the less valuable distractions.

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5.0
May 17, 2026
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Pros

Good work culture Supportive leaders

Cons

No cons Full time onsite is tough

3.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ambitious projects if you're in the right team. Typically great team-mates. Don't believe the memes, the ppl are not back stabbing jerks but are overall genuinely nice. Not constrained by budgets when building cool things. Tools while sometimes clunky are powerful.

Cons

Schizophrenic lack of focus, entire teams get split, merged and upended multiple times a quarter. Some product managers are disconnected from reality. It didn't use to be the case, the PM-Ts were previously top notch. You're pushed to vibe code everything. Established products with loyal customers are getting neglected. Newer VP level leaders don't seem to know what they are doing. Veteran OG VP level leaders are either leaving in droves or seem stressed or checked out.

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